hedge brown vs Spanish Gatekeeper

Pyronia tithonus compared with Pyronia bathseba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hedge brown	Spanish Gatekeeper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Pyronia	Pyronia
Species	Pyronia tithonus	Pyronia bathseba

Evolutionary Relationship

hedge brown and Spanish Gatekeeper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyronia.

Conservation Status

hedge brown

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gatekeeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hedge brown	Spanish Gatekeeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hedge brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (30 countries).

Spanish Gatekeeper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, Portugal, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇲🇹 Malta 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain